What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the Lear 35, operating under FAR 135, departed spirit of st. Louis airport on an IFR flight plan, proposed destination was goshen, ind. At approximately 11,000 the aircraft leveled off and made an abrupt turn toward Lambert airport (stl) and began quickly descending. The pilot noticed the red door light illuminated, declared an emergency, proceeded under ATC directions to land on rwy 24. Maximum landing weight is 14,300; the aircraft landed at a weight of approximately 16,000. After landing the pilot taxied clear of rwy 24, opened and reclosed the main cabin door, after finding the motor driven latch hook partially drawn to latched position. The captain noted no discrepancies in the door operation. The crew with 7 passengers on board took off and continued the 135 IFR flight to gsh. The crew did not contact the company or have an over weight landing inspection accomplished. This report closed. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE LEAR 35, OPERATING UNDER FAR 135, DEPARTED SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, PROPOSED DESTINATION WAS GOSHEN, IND. AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AND MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TOWARD LAMBERT AIRPORT (STL) AND BEGAN QUICKLY DESCENDING. THE PILOT NOTICED THE RED DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PROCEEDED UNDER ATC DIRECTIONS TO LAND ON RWY 24. MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 14,300; THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT A WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 16,000. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED CLEAR OF RWY 24, OPENED AND RECLOSED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, AFTER FINDING THE MOTOR DRIVEN LATCH HOOK PARTIALLY DRAWN TO LATCHED POSITION. THE CAPTAIN NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE DOOR OPERATION. THE CREW WITH 7 PASSENGERS ON BOARD TOOK OFF AND CONTINUED THE 135 IFR FLIGHT TO GSH. THE CREW DID NOT CONTACT THE COMPANY OR HAVE AN OVER WEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED. THIS REPORT CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^